No offense to Coco’s squad, but the bulk of the A’s projected lineup is on Cahill’s side.

Kurt Suzuki will be playing every other day initially, so he’s “El Bencho,” today, as he remarked when he walked by.

Joey Devine and Josh Outman both will be among the pitchers throwing 20 pitches today, a small but nice step for them as they work their way back from Tommy John surgery.

Geren said Cliff Pennington might get in to play defense; he’s not expected to play the first week of the Cactus League, because he’s just started hitting right-handed again this week. Pennington had left shoulder surgery after the season.

These games are really just timing exercises for everyone – get their work in, get a feel at the plate, see a batter standing in – but it’s still kind of fun to see the new guys play. Like everyone, I’m eager to see Matsui, Willingham, DeJesus – but I also hope top 2010 pick Michael Choice gets in. He did so well last year, I hope we get to see a fair bit of him before he goes to minor-league camp. There are tons of outfielders, so he might not get a lot of time, but he’s the guy every team wants when they call the A’s these days. And they’re not going to get him.

UPDATE: All of the above – Matsui, Willingham, DeJesus, Choice – recorded hits, and Matsui (one) and Choice (two) RBIs.

Some at-bats won’t be completed today – pitchers are throwing 20 pitches no matter what, so innings could be four or five outs, if needed, or they could end in mid at-bat.